Man rescued after jumping from Sitka bridge
A good Samaritan vessel rescued a man from the water Sunday (2-8-26) after he jumped from the O’Connell Bridge.
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Tag: Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center
One person hospitalized following Sitka apartment fire
The fire was deemed to be caused by a couch pressed against a baseboard heater.
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Administrator update: Construction of Sitka’s new hospital on track despite federal funding uncertainty
The administrator of Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center says the new, $200-million-dollar facility under construction in Sitka will still have only 25 beds, but in almost every other way it will be an improvement over the current hospital.
Bill Spivey gave an update on the progress of construction, and SEARHC’s plans for the future at a meeting of the Sitka Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday (3-5-25).Read More
Wilder David Benolken is Sitka’s first baby of 2025
Keilani Stockton and Timothy Benolken, of Craig, welcomed their child Wilder David Benolken at 12:15 p.m. on January 9 -- the first baby born in Sitka in the New Year.
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Two-vehicle collision leaves two adults hospitalized
Two adults were hospitalized Sunday (3-5-23) following a two-vehicle collision near the intersection of Kashevaroff Street and Halibut Point Road.
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